Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink

OCTOBER 19, 2012 — More evidence, not that any was needed, of the  global shipbuilding demand downturn: Yonhap reports that Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, said Thursday that its

Flensburg shipyard cuts steel for Canada’s largest ConRo

OCTOBER 19, 2012 — Representatives from Canadian short sea shipping specialist Oceanex Inc. were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel for Oceanex Connaigra at shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.

Ezra spins off yard operations into separate listed company

OCTOBER 18, 2012 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings has spun off its engineering and fabrication operations in Vietnam and Houston, Texas. Triyards Holdings Limited made its debut today on the mainboard of the

Norwegian Cruise Line orders new ship at Meyer Werft

OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard lays keel for SeaRiver Aframax

OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has held a ceremonial keel laying today for the first of two Aframax tankers that are under construction for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Exxon Mobil

Meyer Werft delivers Celebrity Reflection

OCTOBER 10, 2012 — Germany’s Meyer Werft yesterday delivered the 126,000-gt cruise ship Celebrity Reflection to Celebrity Cruises in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The Celebrity Reflection is the fifth ship and

Hungry Chinese yards turn focus from bulkers to OSVs

OCTOBER 8, 2012 — With orders for large bulk carriers and the like few and far between, hungry Chinese shipyards are turning their attention to what once might have seemed safe niche

Austal acquires engineering service provider

OCTOBER 5, 2012 — Austal has entered into agreements to substantially expand its capability in Darwin, Australia through the acquisition of Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (“HKME”). In picture:

LPD 23 completes successful builder’s sea trials

May 22, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its seventh amphibious transport dock, Anchorage (LPD 23), returned Friday from successful builder’s sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship

Dakota Creek AGOR newbuilds to have Siemens diesel electric systems

Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) reports that it has been awarded a contract to supply the two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels to be built at shipbuilder Dakota Creek

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